Take Notes with Opera
Who doesn't like a good internet research project?
As fun as doing searches is, however, that's only the beginning. The next step is to collect and organize all the good stuff you've found. So whether you're looking something up online for a class or simply to satisfy your own curiosity, using the Notes function in Opera can help turn your search results into useful information.
Here's a quick guide to help you get started!
- You can either select Notes from the main Opera menu, or from the panel that shows the note as a square of paper with the corner folded over.
- To write your own note, click on Add, and just start typing. (Instant to-do list!)
- To save information from a webpage, highlight the text, right-click and select Copy to note. If the text you're copying is from a well-known site, it will be saved along with an icon of the website's logo to help you remember where it came from.
- You can also combine text from websites with your own thoughts into individual notes about different subjects. That's the beauty of Notes in Opera!
- When you're done with a Note, you can send the entire note by email or even just one part of it by right-clicking and selecting Send by Mail. Alternately, you can right-click the edit field and select Insert note to paste the highlighted text into a status update, email message, or chat window.
- Take your notes with you! If you use Opera Link, you can store the information you need right inside Opera. So for example, you can do a search on a regular computer and save the results in a note that you store inside the browser. Once you synchronize your notes with Opera Link, you can look them up later from your phone or tablet.
That's it - quick and easy!
What kinds of things would you like to use Notes to do?
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About this article
| Published in | Choose Opera |
|---|---|
| Date | June 26, 2012 |
| Author | Anna Rohleder |
| Tags | study aid, opera link, to-do list, how to take notes, Opera Tips |
| Original | Internet Archive |
ZodiusTuesday, June 26, 2012 2:00:22 PM
Swapnil RustagiTuesday, June 26, 2012 2:30:42 PM
However, with Opera Notes not supporting rich text and in-line images, I have to use OneNote.
JaahquubelTuesday, June 26, 2012 2:58:17 PM
JakubTuesday, June 26, 2012 3:06:44 PM
DeyanTuesday, June 26, 2012 3:24:08 PM
jkfordeTuesday, June 26, 2012 3:43:50 PM
Originally posted by dyolia:
create your note & allow Link time to sync (and confirm that Notes is ticked in Link's Synchronisation Options), then login to your my.opera account from your mobile (of course using Opera Mobile 12!
Докучаев КонстантинTuesday, June 26, 2012 4:25:13 PM
PedroTuesday, June 26, 2012 4:31:24 PM
Originally posted by Foffa:
you do via https://link.opera.com or from your my opera page, choosing Opera > Opera Link.
SaskatchewanTuesday, June 26, 2012 4:36:11 PM
• When you're on a page that has a note saved, you can see the note icon in the address field.
DeyanTuesday, June 26, 2012 4:51:37 PM
Originally posted by jkforde:
Yes, I use this method for access, but Notes can be added in Opera Mobile for example with direct access from "O"menu > "Notes" + synchronization to my account, also possibility to easily create you web Notes from your mobile too (touch - select - copy to note like in Desktop version) ... so keep the good work and keep improve it Opera
Yeni SetiawanWednesday, June 27, 2012 4:37:49 AM
Awesome little feature, saved my life many times
wazzup105Wednesday, June 27, 2012 6:42:31 AM
So a sub-menu to the copy-to-note option putting it at a specific spot in the notes-tree would help.
Çağlar YeşilyurtWednesday, June 27, 2012 7:58:54 AM
lchiangWednesday, June 27, 2012 8:00:52 AM
Uncle MickWednesday, June 27, 2012 11:51:48 AM
Originally posted by wazzup105:
+1
I keep losing notes even though I have several folders set up.
I Dede Ari SaputraWednesday, June 27, 2012 11:52:51 AM
PedroWednesday, June 27, 2012 1:33:33 PM
Originally posted by Mickeyjoe-Irl:
there is a "search" though. for simple and immediate non-lasting text, use Clipper extensionTamsenWednesday, June 27, 2012 4:19:06 PM
For more intensive research though; it's not good enough. Integration with OneNote and/or Zotero support would be brilliant. Zotero aren't interested in do anything though, unless someone from Opera approaches them.
You could always make a competitor and have it built in. I'm sure lots of academics would switch browsers just for a good free referencing tool, especially in a browser.
Uncle MickWednesday, June 27, 2012 5:55:57 PM
Originally posted by pedralm:
But that still leaves me with the extra work of having to open the notes panel and drag notes into the correct folder to organize them.
Eli MitchellWednesday, June 27, 2012 7:17:51 PM
xpghostedThursday, June 28, 2012 4:33:53 AM
AnkurThursday, June 28, 2012 6:50:16 AM
I am ok without rich text. I want my notes to be light and easily accessible offline on my mobile. I know you are mostly a browser company but this should be easy for you to make and would unleash the true power of notes given how much we use our mobile devices now a days.
LukášThursday, June 28, 2012 7:31:07 AM
JimThursday, June 28, 2012 1:34:55 PM
pieroThursday, June 28, 2012 4:50:09 PM
"Opera Link, you can look them up later from your phone or tablet" No with my Opera Mobile on my HTC 4g.
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Ab.Razaque.keerioSaturday, July 28, 2012 11:05:41 AM